February 9, 2016
Insurance regulators in Alaska and Oregon announced that a company that had been suspended from offering health insurance policies in the states over concerns with its financial condition will be allowed to resume that business. The Alaska Division of Insurance …
February 9, 2016
Holborn, an independent reinsurance broker based in New York City, has hired Stephanie Gould Rabin as senior vice president.
February 9, 2016
Legislation to make drug makers reveal how much they spend marketing high-priced drugs has stalled in the Virginia General Assembly, at least for this year. Virginia state senators said the bill wasn’t ready for prime time, but was an issue …
February 9, 2016
Assicurazioni Generali SpA appointed its Chairman Gabriele Galateri, as acting chief executive officer after CEO Mario Greco decided to quit Italy’s biggest insurer to become the head of Zurich Insurance Group AG. The company’s board approved the termination of Greco’s …
February 9, 2016
The Hilb Group, a middle market insurance agency based in Richmond, Virginia, announced Tuesday that it has acquired Dowling & O’Neil, an independent agency in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1841, Dowling & O’Neil …
February 9, 2016
Florida completed a $1.2 billion in revenue bond sale on Feb. 8 issued by the State Board of Administration Finance Corporation, formerly known as the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF). The fund is designed to help private insurers pay claims …
February 9, 2016
Preferred Mutual Insurance Company in New Berlin, New York, has hired Andrew Forstenzer as general counsel.
February 9, 2016
Safety National Casualty Corp. has released its Safe Patient Handling Evaluation Resource – a tool that helps evaluate healthcare facilities’ safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) programs. Safety National has partnered with Atlas Lift Tech to add this complimentary resource …
February 9, 2016
A consumer advocacy organization says Terre Haute is the Indiana city with the fewest distracted and drunken driving fatalities. The Tribune-Star reports that ConsumerAffairs conducted a nationwide study using the latest available data from 2014 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration …
February 9, 2016
Hamilton, Bermuda-based Everest Re Group Ltd. has opened an Everest Insurance office in Houston as part of its strategic plan to strengthen its presence in the Southern region, and in particular, in the energy corridor. Everest Insurance now has 17 …